The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions.

The Pirates are also often referred to as the Bucs or sometimes the Buccos (derived from buccaneer).

Following was a period of decline until the Pirates were regarded as the worst team in baseball during the mid-1980s.

As a rookie in 1982, Johnny Ray played in every game and was named the Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News.

In 1988, the young team finished 85-75 and seemed ready to compete for a pennant.

The Pirates would win the first three division titles of the 1990s, but failed to advance to the World Series each time, the second two losing closely contested seven-game series to the Atlanta Braves.

After the 1992 season, manager Jim Leyland set out to rebuild the team, giving up several high-payroll players in favor of a younger crew.

The Pirates have been unable to come up with a winning season since, accumulating a 16-year losing streak.

Illustrating the Pirates' rebuilding efforts, at the close of the 2005 season, the team fielded the youngest roster in baseball, with an average age of 26.6.

Third baseman Freddy Sanchez won the National League batting title for the 2006 season with an average of .344.

After 52 seasons with Newsradio 1020 KDKA AM, the Pirates switched their flagstation affiliate to WPGB FM Newstalk 104.7.

In addition, Robert Nutting replaced McClatchy as majority owner, becoming the sixth majority owner in Pittsburgh Pirates history.

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